Muscle cars vs pony cars?

[Mike]

Is there a good definition of the difference between a muscle car and a pony car?

Relating to NHRA, are there classes of stock and super stock considered to be primarily muscle cars and others considered mostly pony cars?

 

[ironpony]

Muscle cars, full size cars, low dollar body with big cubic inches. Satellite Hemis and 440's
Pony cars smaller body medium cubic inches. Mustang 302 and Challenger 340

 

[none]

Pony Car is a personal sized machine, Mustang, Camaro, etc.
Muscle Car is anything with a MAJOR horsepower upgrade. As Ken said, a full size car with a bigger engine qualifies.

A 68 Mustang 6 cyl. is a Pony Car, Same car with the 428, Muscle Car.

Alan

 

[twostep]

I have a different explanation. Muscle cars are for hot rodders; pony cars are for 17 year old high school chicks. Young females ARE the Mustang (base 6cyl) market; always have been.

 

[65 Goatboy]

Pony Car is a personal sized machine, Mustang, Camaro, etc.
Muscle Car is anything with a MAJOR horsepower upgrade. As Ken said, a full size car with a bigger engine qualifies.

A 68 Mustang 6 cyl. is a Pony Car, Same car with the 428, Muscle Car.

Alan

My 1965 Comet Cyclone 289 ci modified to 300 hp a pony car. My 1965 Oldsmobile 442 with a 400 ci 345 hp a muscle car.